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Water Quality and Treatment: PAST PRESENT & FUTURE
Author(s) -
Singley J. E.,
Black A. P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1972.tb02622.x
Subject(s) - ideal (ethics) , task (project management) , set (abstract data type) , water quality , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , computer science , engineering , political science , systems engineering , biology , ecology , law , epistemology , philosophy , programming language
Although present technology may not be equal to the task of providing “ideal” water, water supplies can be processed to exceed the require ments set forth by 1962 USPHS standards. The authors review past water‐treatment practices, analyze those presently in vogue, and discuss future prospects.